What is this site about?
For every day Congress is in session, we "visualize" what lawmakers say by calculating their word frequency, giving you an at-a-glance view of which issues they address over time.
Top Words of the
Most used words in Congressional Record on March 16, 2010
List View
- 100% 1,082 health
- 100% 877 care
- 100% 392 insurance
- 100% 378 reform
- 100% 255 percent
- 100% 251 public
- 100% 217 air
- 100% 216 system
- 100% 214 address
- 100% 210 country
- 100% 209 school
- 100% 203 americans
- 100% 202 tax
- 100% 195 pass
- 100% 192 district
- 100% 186 minute
- 100% 181 permission
- 100% 180 jobs
- 100% 178 education
- 100% 177 business
- 100% 163 schools
- 100% 157 businesses
- 100% 144 companies
- 100% 144 process
- 100% 144 students
- 100% 131 opportunity
- 100% 129 administration
- 100% 129 economy
- 100% 128 help
- 100% 128 report
Lawmakers
Heat Map of Vocal States
(last 60 days)
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10 Most Vocal Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
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- 100 50,958 Steve King (R-IA-5)
- 82 42,195 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- 78 39,983 Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
- 73 37,555 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- 60 30,643 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- 58 29,707 Harry Reid (D-NV)
- 55 28,318 Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
- 55 28,207 W. Akin (R-MO-2)
- 54 27,651 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- 52 26,579 Max Baucus (D-MT)
10 Quietest Lawmakers
(last 60 days)
- 8 8 Jesse Jackson (D-IL-2)
- 9 9 Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)
- 12 12 Bill Foster (D-IL-14)
- 13 13 Mary Fallin (R-OK-5)
- 25 25 Edward Pastor (D-AZ-4)
- 36 36 Mike McIntyre (D-NC-7)
- 43 43 Harry Teague (D-NM-2)
- 48 48 Adam Putnam (R-FL-12)
- 55 55 Sue Myrick (R-NC-9)
- 58 58 Michael Ross (D-AR-4)